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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
SOME TRU rus

Beautiful thoughts are the flowers Of
the mind.
Never contract friendship with man
that Is not better than yourself.
He who thinks he can't win Is quite sure
to be right about it, for he has already
lost
There isn't enough bad luck in the
world all together, "a ruin one real, live
business uau.
When man wants to dnd fault he will
do SO II he has to spend all his time look
ing for it.
There never was any heart truly great
and generous that was not also tender
aud compassionate.
Advice is like snow: the softer it falls
the longer it dwellS upon and the deeper
it sinks in the mind.
He whose only claim TO the title
gentleman" isiu his clothes must ucces
sarily be careful As to what he wears.
No man ever got rid of lie by telling
it, it is sure TO come home sooner or later
to hobnoh with its author.
The wise prove, and the foolish con,
fess, by their conduct, that q life of em,
ployment Is the only life worth living.
Reason and kindness are the great
promoters of that harmony and hilsr
ity which generate friendship and affec
tion,
There are nettles everywhere, but the
smooth green grasses are more coRnmor
still. The blue of heaven is larger thar
the cloud.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
Through the Heart


The parish of Grosburu hsd two minis
'erS WITHIN year. The town was settled
by few families of strong, shrewd in
teHects and stronger prejudices. When
men OF active brain are forced into
isolated, solitary lives, apart from the
world and is wider interests, they usual
y develop eccentrlcities, just as tree
grows Gnarled when it is crampei by its
environments.
Mr.. Wood, as we shall call the first pas
TOT was young, vehement, well meaning
Ihrlsuan. He resolved to beard each
separate lion in its den. He listened to
the complaints which his parishionels
poured into his ears of each other, and
then began his round of visits.
Il have been told that YOU" he said
TO one, ARE envious, and close to mig
SaFallness. hsow these AS your faults,
hght them, pray against them"
lou, to another, "are charged with
dealings so sharp as to be dishonest"
You are untruthful." You, idle and ex-
travagant.' He prayed, pleaded, argued
against these faults, but in vain. His
hearers listened with indignation or lev
compoSure. In less than year he was
forced TO resign his charge. He had ac-
comphshed nothing.
dis successor heard his story in silence
lie heard also the charges against each
of his flock, but made no comment. Af-
Ter some weeks he had discovered the
few good qualities of these faulty men.
ana then he went to work. He combined
them all into great charitable organiza
tion. 10 one who had executive ability
ne gave the management. A man who
was fond of children he placed in con
troi OF the school. Clever people wrote,
hull ones worked with this needle or tools:
those whose manner was friendly and at
tractIve were sent out to bring in wander
ers from the highways. He came nearer
to them day by day, as their fellow
worker and friend.
The first pastor, returning after few
years, found body of earnest, active
Christians, working together humbly and
peaCeably.
How did you reach them? Every
door of their hearts was barred against
me-" he said.
The Spirit of God has always entered
a mans heart by one door" was the re
ply.
at is usually limited to you by his
chief good quality. Bring Christ to
him through that way, not by attacking
his worst passion or vice. Disarm him
by an outstretched hand. Do not forco
him to put on his armor by previous
attack"
There is not one of us who does not
wish to win our way to the hearts of
others, to help and cheer them. In the
words of this wise old pastor, we may
find hint that will be of use to us.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
TOOK TOO MUCH.
Excess Lands Patented by Railroads.
Suits TO be Brought by the Gov.
ernment for Them.
The Grants of Eight Lines of Road
Adjusted by the Commissioner
ofthe General Landoffice-
Other Adjustments in
Progress.

The commissioner of the general land
office has completed the adjustment of
nine railroad grants out OF the whole
number of such grants pending for ad-
Justnent, three of which have been re-
ported to the secretary of the interior
snd he remainder are being prepared
Tor transmittal. The landofice adjust
mens III these cases show that the St.
Joseph Denver City Railway company
mas received 22,216 acres of land in Ne
braska outside of railroad limits and that
the company would be entitled TO I43,-
959 acres more than received, if there
were lands within limits subject TO selec-
ton. 1t Is understood that nearly all the
lands have been exhausted and therefore
that this grant is practically closed In
the other eight cases the adjustment
shows that an aggregate of l.253. .4SO
acres have been enormously patented or
certified In excess of the amounts due
under the grants, and the same compau-
les have filed lists of selections aggregst-
ing l,644,3S acres in addition, making a
total of 2,SS7,S64 acres received and
claimed in excess of the grants.
THE ROADS INTERESTED.
The eight roads mentioned are the fol
lowing:
Sioux City i st. Paul-Express patent
ed, l60,3+6.19 acres; recOnveyed to the
United States by State of Iowa 26,O17.32
acres; recovered by other companies.
41,6S7.52 acres; net excess patented, IOI,-
64l acres. Cedar Rapids 4 Missouri river
Excess certified 12S,OlS acres; award
ed to ether companies by United STATES
suprsme court, 109,756 acres; remaining
excess, 1858 acres; additional selections
pending, 2,6lS acres; total remaining
excess aid excess selections, 20,S79 aores
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis d Omaha,
in Wlsconsin-Grants satisfied by patent
issued; excess selections pending, 246, ,O63
acres. Same company, Bay field branch
Excess approved, 37,lO2 acres; additional
excess selections 124, 5l9 acres; total ex-
cess and excess selections, 16l ,62l acres.
st. Paul, Minneapolis d Manitoba, in
Minnesota (main line St. Paul d Pacific
railroad) Excess patented or certified,
46,204 acres; additional excess selections,
1852 acres; total excess and ex-
cess elections, 542,469 acres. Same
company, St. Vincent xUension-Excess
patented or certified, 174,S acres: ad-
dltIonal excess selections pending, 10000
acres; total excess and excess selections,
944,S22 acres. Atchison, Topeka d Santa
Fe Railroad company, Kansas-Excess
certified to company, 5S2,O21 acres.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, Kansas-Ex-
cess patented of certified to company,
660,696 acres; patents set aside by su-
preme court of the United States for lands
in Indian reservations, 367,264 acres;
remaining excess patented of certified,
293, ,431 acres; additional excess selections
pending, 5,0l8 acres; total excess and ex-
cess selections 29935O acres.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
A Georgia Electric Yarn.
Atlanta Constiintlon.

A curious electric phenomenon is re-
ported from Fayette, Mich. Thursday
evening q lively thunder shower pass
ed over that region, during which the play
of lightning was peculiarly frequent and
vivid just before the storm broke,
Amos. j. Briggs, farmer living midway
between HiIlsdale and JonesVille, who is
quite bald, his head being smooth and
shiny, went into his back yard TO frighten
away some cata that were fighting on the
wood pile. So intent were they on eIter-
minating one another as to allow Farmer
Briggs TO approach within a few feet of
them. At tbs same instance there was
great crash, aud an electric bolt struck
the wood pile, scattering it and stiffen-
ing the cats il an intense rigor mortie.
Aside from prickIy sensation and sud
den contraction of the muscles, Mr. Briggs
experienced no unpleasent efects. The
fluid passed down his body, tore the
works of his watch to pieces-breaking
the cover, ripped his left troUser leg
from top to bottom, and burst his left
boot, tearing the upper clear from the
sole. When he entered the house his
wife tainted. Unconscious of the cause,
the farmer fastened to bring her to. The
first words she uttered-''Oh Amos, the
devil has set his mark on youT'-ezcited
his curiosity, and he looked in the glass
and found the image of a black cat
photographed in silhouette on his bald
front. The picture was perfect. 1t was
about five inches from tip to tip AMI in
psrfec. proportion. The cats whiskers,
teeth and even the hairs on his tail were
reproduced with exquisite minuteness.
Curiosity being satisfied, they tried to re-
move tbs obnoxious marking, but to no
purpose. However, in the morning the
picture vas much faded, ard by noon it
had quite disappeared.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
WASHINGTON

". W. HEBRON, of Illinois, one of the
400 clerks in the pension Office has re-
signed.
ACTING Secretary of the treasury
Thompson has authorized the acceptance
of the bid of Samuel L. Pope il Co., of
S3,367 for repairing the heating appar-
atus of the Chicago custom house.
IL . letter to Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, com
missioner of Indian affairs Atkins says
the Indian Bureau does not intend to re-
cede from its position that no language
but the English shall be taught in the
Indian schools Notwithstanding the oppo-
sitiou manifested against the order.
A DELEGATION of Texans, composed of
Representatives Grain and Savers, Judge
TerriI, ex-J udge Robertson, Maj. Spen-
Ger and Mr.. NJ. E. klibefg, accompanied
by Maj. Chalmers and First Auditor
Chenowith. called upon the president to-
day to urge the appointment of Judge
A. b. Willis, of Texas, to the vacant place
on the supreme court bench.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
He Eonnd Ont the Error

A Scotch tradesman who has amass-
ed, as he believed, $4,000, was surprised
by his old clerk with a balancesheet
showing his fortune TO be $4,000. at
Gamma be-" said the principal, "count
agsn." The clerk did count again, and
again declared the balance to be $4,000.
The master counted himself and he also
brought out surplus of $4,000. Time
after time he cast up the columps-it
was still and not that rewarded his
Iabors. So The old merchant, on the
strength of his COED fortune, moderniZed
his house and put money in the purse of
the carpenter, the painter, and the up
holsterer. Still, however, he had a lurk
ing doubt of the existence of the extra
92,O0C; so, one winter night, he sat down
to give the columns zone count more"
At the close of his task be jumped up
as though he had been galvanized ana
rushed through the streets, in a shower
of rain, to the house of the clerk. The
clerks head, capped and drowsy, emerged
from an attic window at the sound of the
knocker to inquire the errand of his mid
night visitor. who's there" he mumoled,
aand what dye sant!" "It's me, ye
scoondrell" exclaimed his employer;
we've added up the year ot our Lord
among the pounds"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
A Chance to Turn Their Hot Talk
Springfield Republican.

Gov Foraker and his friends have
chance to turn their hot talk from rebel
hags iCIevelaud portraits and the solid
south to the color line as 1t exists at
home. II would he much more pertinent
to the Ohio campaiEn. The repeal of the
state law for separate schools for black
children has aroused the greatest cx-
citemcut at GAINESVILLE, for example.
White parents ate Withdrawing their
children from tho public schools and
white teachers are resigning, all because
the colored children are allowed TO attend
The whole educational system OF the
place has been utterly demoraIized, &C
cordiHS 70 reports i'll such papers as the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. This
ought to prove q theme for some rousing
speeches on the part of Gov. Foraker.
Ohio should be able at least 10 look
Georgia square in the face
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
HERMAN EXPLAINED.
dow Seme ola Showmans Celebrated Tricks
are Performed.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun
Herman is sIeight-of. hand per
lormer whose tricks, on and off the stage
are often described in print. These ac-
counts usually exagerats and mystify.
Let Us take a clear view of some of his
doings. As he walked toward the foot
lights he removed his gloves, rolled them
into little ball, pretended to put them
into his left hand, but kept them in the
hollow palm of his right, aud then waved
his hands in the air, keeping the back of
his right hand toward the spectators. He
then picked up pack of cards from the
table and shuffied them, arranging the
nine of clubs, ten of diamonds and ace
of hearts in the middle of the pack, so
that he would know their exact posi-
tion and could keep the third finger of
his right haLd beneash them. He walk
ed down from the stage and presented
the pack, spread out back upward, to one
of the audie9ce, requesting the gentle
man to select a card. As the stranger
reached for a card Herman moved the
nine of clubs toward him with his finger.
amt the stranger took 1t. Another per
son was made to draw the ten of dia-
monds, and another the ace of hearts, in
the same way. They locked at their cards
and put them back, which were then
snuffied. The Snowman returned to the
stage and asked the three persons to
name their cards. They did so and a
young woman dressed as a page then
brought from behind the scenes a sword.
The blade OF the sword had been passed
through three similar cards, which we're
concealed behind the hilt guard. 4 fine
elastic cord was attached to the point of
the sword, stretched and fastened to the
hilt. The three cards were made fast to
the elastic. The young woman took the
pack and tossed it toward Herman, who
held the sword in his hand. As she did
so. he thrust the sword toward the flying
pack and released the elastic from the
hilt The nine of clubs, ten of diamonds
and ace of hearts at once appeared near
the point of the blade, as though pierced
through while flying.
Next, Herman borrowed handkerchief
from young lady and gave il TO young
man to hold between his hands. He car
rIea q wand under his arm. Taking the
wand out with his right hand, ne also
took from a little pocket under his arm
small package of pieces of linen, which
he concealed in the palm of his right
hand He then said the yeung man in
the audience va. not holding the hand
kerchief right, and took 1t from him 70
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
CRIME AND CRIMINALS

JOHN kERNAGHAN suffered the extreme
penalty Friday at San Francisco, Cal,
for the murder of his sister-in law, Octo-
Der, 1885.
THOMAS MCKENNA, of Mckeesport, Pa,
killed his wife while she lay asleep in
her bed Friday morning. He said he had
been contemplating the deed for years,
and finally at the age of 81 years, found
courage and opportunity together.
WILLIAM SHOWERS, arrested some weeks
ago on a charge of numbering his two
grandchildren at Lebnnon, Pa, confessed
to the crime and implicated his house
keeper, who he says, held light for him
while he committed the deed.
A GENERAL fight took place among a
large number of railroad negroes near
Wilton, Botetourt County, Ky, Monday,
in which many were wounded aid one man
named Ross, will die.
A BURGLAR broke into the residence of
n. P. Sawyer, formerly editor of the Pills
bury (Pa.) Republic, Tuesday morning
and wounded that gentlemen severely.
The fellow escaped.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the canal at MInnea polls, Mimi,
late ueSuay HlSht Inc case was Cledr-
ly murder. A check was found in one
of his pockets for trunk belonging to
NJ. W. O'Connor, tailor, of Leavenworth,
Kan.
Two armed bandits took possession of
passenger train on the Texas and Pa
cifc Railroad, in Texas, and robbed the
express and the mail cars. The Pacific
Express Company loses $4,000. The
passengers were not molested.
E. S. WHEELER, the lusolvent iron i'm
porter of New Haven, Conn, was arrested
Thursday on charge of obtaining money
by false pretenses, the Phenix Bank of
Hartford, complainant.
MR AND MRs. FRANK EDEL, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, gave Richard Brenner a home
in their house. BE came and went as he
pleased and did no work. Last Monday,
while Mrs. Edel was alone, Brenner
shot and killed her and then committed
suicide.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
"Cleyelnnd.s seIr-Respecting Way.n
Chicago Herald

Niit'bEp lItEAlB-
Mr.. Cleveland Dursues a method alto
gether unique in men holding the chief
magistracy. He pays his way in every
particular. when a president of the
United States ~as last in Chicago he
came by special trains supplied at their
own cost by the railways over which
he Travelled. His journey to the
same way. Mr.. Cleveland will come at
his own cost for transportation. The
plan L. expensive when a long journey,
such - projected, is undertaken, but the
maintenance of ones seIf-resp pect is
something, and freedom from obligation
10 corporations which may be suppliants
for executive favor is due the people by
thgIr magistrate The provisions of the
Interstate commerce law regarding free
transportation might easily be avoided
in this case, as it has been in many
others. But the presidents determ-
Inn'ion TO reject fayOr5 of this
kind antcdate5 the passage of
the law referred to. When he left Al
bany to be inangurated at Washington
he came upon a train which he had paid
tor. When upon very pleasant person
nj occasion he went to Deer Park he had
the use of GHrrert's car, but he paid The
credItablo habit he Pur-ues uniformly,
and though IT makes draft upon his
purse, it X not without pensatiOns
which every one who uipys independence
of action will appreciate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
WISCONSIN NEWS
piphtheris is epidemic in BAYFIELD,.

piphtherls is epidemic in Bayfield,.
The Fountain house at Waukesbs WAS
closed Friday.
The salvation amy has withdrawn
from Whitewater.
-Four hundred men are st work on the
Ashland blast furnace.
1as Manltowoc Glue company is iucor-
PoFsted with capital of $4,000
Inc ouoSwhest crop in Grant county j.
said to be very large.
Outside capitalists are talking of es.
tsoilShlnS WOODEN mills at Csntralia.
wire factory is new industry lust
started in Racine.
The fire alarm telegraph system Is
being put TO use in Eau Claire.
Tobacco is being bought up bv the car.
load IN Jefferson coSnty st and l2 cents
per pound.
The total log output on Black river for
the present year will amount to sbout
l5o,oooooo feet.
The Ftawley house at Eau Claire was
ball. s''''N
A proposition to erect water works in
Lake Geneva was dofsatad NJ special
election.
Menomonie is to have new roller
hour mill with a capacity Of 100 barrels q
day.
\ branch of the Wisconsin Anti FRO
hloItlon association Is about 10 be or
ganized in La Crosse
\ mandatory 1f marbellzed enamel
ware Will probably be bullt in SAebovrau
within few months.
The Belle City cadet band of Racine
captured second prize in band tourua
ment at Burlington.
Free delivery of mail goes into effect
at JaneSvllie on October l. -Four car
rlers have been appointed.
Sixty two pupils are now enrolled i'm
the NsuSNu high school, the largest
attendance in its history,
The right of way for the new Evaus-
VILE cutoff cost ths Chicago 4 North.
western railway company S19,O&AOI.
Cattle are scarce in the country about
hFon, Farmers sold them during tho
late drought. Feed Is ~uw abundant.
The Shawauo county fmr proved a sue
cess IN all respects. The weather and the
attendance were all that could be desired.
\ preparation school for young laiios
has been established at Eau CLAIRE with
Miss Kate Hardy, of Chicago. as prln-
cipal.
Sixty thousand prick arc being shirrcd
from Black River Falls to MilIstou, tor
three more charcoal kiIns for the York
Iron company.
The tweuty-niuth annual fair Of 81.
Cro,H county was held last week Ii was
financial success though the exhibits
were smaller than usual.
Much hay in Marquette county is re
ported damaged in stack. The corn rod
der Is IN some instances almost made
worthless 10y the rains.
The salary of L. W. Chatin, Of w .ulc
sha, secretary of the state grand lodge of
Good Cemplars, has been Increased to
1000
The contractors are having sorious
troubl, in getting terra Gotta for the
foundation OF the La Crosse public
library building.
W. Ii. Williams. of La Crosse. has re-
coived call to the profossorship OF
mathematics at Lake Forest university.
A number of portable mills are being
taken ino the hardwood forests III the
Chippewa valley to saw wood for fuel on
account of the expected high price OF
coal.
There are eighteen patients IN thc
Oliver Wendell Holmes hospital at Hud-
son. 1t is said that the institution paid
$50 above expenses during the month
of July.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
Terrible Storm in Indian Territory NividIy
Described.
tDr hrLnvgae Eny.tt,
Cor. Arkansas Gazette.


TALEQUAu, l. T., Sept. -, .SS7.
The storm of last Sunday, which swept
over the southern part of this territory,
was magnificent in its awful grandeur.
1t was near night. As it grew dark, broad
flashes of sheet lightning begRn to break
all around the outlying border of the vii
derness of Prairie land There WIS no
report, the few riffs in the clouds were
soon shut out, the cloud masses closed up
shoulder to shoulder, with a break upon
either side until TIE whole earth seemed
enveloped by the solid, imponotrablo
forces of the tempest, which all knew
must soon follow. There was no move
meDt of the air, the battaIIons of the
storm king moved into line without
sound, only great sheets of lightning
flashed up from the dark abyss, rs if to
light the route by which the cloud
columns were to march to their places.
About eight O'Clock every thing was ap-
parently In position, for the flashes were
extingHished, and low down on the north
erh sky a broad ribbon of steel blue
flame appeared. 1t shot upward with a
point OF needle like flame. then detected.
then shot upward again, and then went
zigzaging to the very zenith. Its entire
vast length blaZed, burned over the back
ground, and then disappeared, to be tol-
lowed a moment afterward by a deafoning
roar, which, while awful fell upon the ear
in sort of echon stylo-a sort of coll
nected and monstrOus staCcatO. IT was
apparently the signal gun from the head
quarters of the storm. A moment later
electric batteries were u0masked in
every direction, and thousands of long
flashes of blue tore through the heavens
and covered tho entire night with q per
feet grid iron of internal flames. The
dark bilIowy surface of the forest ocean
was ablaze with p pale, phOsphorescent
glow till it seemed a great frozen lake Of
spectral blue Reports and flashes seem
ed identical in point of time, the one
being incessant, tho Othor unbrOken.
There seemed to be thousand storms
voIleying and laundering at the same
moment, and yet there WIS an individu-
ality. There was one which emitted its
roar from the zenith, and another which
broke from the horizon, the waves Of
each meeting, shattering, cOmmlngliug,
and then bounding in seeming fragments
from ridge to hilltop of the surrounding
prairie. For a few moments the thunder
clouds had the field, and then the rain
began to fall. Fir.t great pattoring
drops, like so many marbles, then in long
thin sheets, which soon rolled INTO a solid
mass, which struck the ground like
falling ocean. For three hours this dia-
bolical uproar held sway, and then sub
sided, and finally disappeared.
In the morning the earth showed the
wounds of the savage assault. Great
gulches gaped where the irresistible
torrent had torn its way; fresh
splIntered trees and broken telegraph
posts showed where the electric bolts had
fallen, and the turgid water course bore
witness to the fercsness of the tremendU.
Gus assault of the charging waters.